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- March 1998
- Article
An Assessment of the Performance of Indian State-Owned Enterprises
By: Gautam Ahuja and Sumit K. Majumdar
We examine the determinants of performance of 68 Indian state-owned enterprises in the manufacturing sector for a five-year period: 1987 to 1991. Relative performance is determined using data envelopment analysis, with variations in performance patterns subsequently... View Details
Keywords: State-owned Enterprises; Economic Reform; Efficiency Analysis; Performance Efficiency; Privatization; Microeconomics; State Ownership; Manufacturing Industry; India
Ahuja, Gautam, and Sumit K. Majumdar. "An Assessment of the Performance of Indian State-Owned Enterprises." Journal of Productivity Analysis 9, no. 2 (March 1998): 113–132.
- 2012
- Working Paper
The Interplay between Subjective Performance Assessments and Target Setting
By: J. Bouwens and P. Kroos
- August 1984 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
MCI Telecommunications Corp. (C): Data Communications Market Opportunity Assessment
By: John F. Cady and Frank V. Cespedes
Cady, John F., and Frank V. Cespedes. "MCI Telecommunications Corp. (C): Data Communications Market Opportunity Assessment." Harvard Business School Case 585-097, August 1984. (Revised May 1992.)
- June 2009
- Case
Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
The senior vice president of project finance for a global oil and gas company must determine the weighted average cost of capital for the company as a whole and each of its divisions as part of the annual capital budgeting process. The case uses comparable companies to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Cost of Capital; Cash Flow; Capital Structure; Valuation; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Joel L. Heilprin. "Midland Energy Resources, Inc.: Cost of Capital." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-129, June 2009.
- Article
Can Analysts Assess Fundamental Risk and Valuation Uncertainty? An Empirical Analysis of Scenario-Based Value Estimates
By: Peter R. Joos, Joseph D. Piotroski and Suraj Srinivasan
We use a dataset of sell-side analysts' scenario-based valuation estimates to examine whether analysts reliably assess the risk surrounding a firm's fundamental value. We find that the spread in analysts' state-side contingent valuations captures the riskiness of... View Details
Keywords: Analyst Forecasts; Scenarios; Uncertainty; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Forecasting and Prediction
Joos, Peter R., Joseph D. Piotroski, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Can Analysts Assess Fundamental Risk and Valuation Uncertainty? An Empirical Analysis of Scenario-Based Value Estimates." Journal of Financial Economics 121, no. 3 (September 2016): 645–663.
- 21 Sep 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile
- September 2024
- Supplement
Assessing the Value of Unifying and De-Duplicating Customer Data Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Elie Ofek
- October 2011 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Veracity Worldwide in Syria: Assessing Political Risk in a Volatile Environment
By: Aldo Musacchio and Sophus A. Reinert
Musacchio, Aldo, and Sophus A. Reinert. "Veracity Worldwide in Syria: Assessing Political Risk in a Volatile Environment." Harvard Business School Case 712-009, October 2011. (Revised August 2017.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups
By: Eugene M. Caruso, Nicholas Epley and Max H. Bazerman
- 19 Mar 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Assessing the Strength of Network Effects in Social Network Platforms
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti
- 13 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
In Search of Organizational Alignment Using a 360° Assessment System: Evidence from a Retail Chain
- Article
People and Organizational Culture: A Profile Comparison Approach to Assessing Person-organizational Fit
By: C. O'Reilly, J. Chatman and D. Caldwell
O'Reilly, C., J. Chatman, and D. Caldwell. "People and Organizational Culture: A Profile Comparison Approach to Assessing Person-organizational Fit." Academy of Management Journal 34, no. 3 (September 1991): 487–516.
- November 2002
- Supplement
Basel II: Assessing the Default and Loss Characterisrics of Project Finance Loans
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Spreadsheet to (9-203-035). Download only. View Details
- November 2022
- Article
A Language-Based Method for Assessing Symbolic Boundary Maintenance between Social Groups
By: Anjali M. Bhatt, Amir Goldberg and Sameer B. Srivastava
When the social boundaries between groups are breached, the tendency for people to erect and maintain symbolic boundaries intensifies. Drawing on extant perspectives on boundary maintenance, we distinguish between two strategies that people pursue in maintaining... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Symbolic Boundaries; Organizations; Boundaries; Social Psychology; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Culture
Bhatt, Anjali M., Amir Goldberg, and Sameer B. Srivastava. "A Language-Based Method for Assessing Symbolic Boundary Maintenance between Social Groups." Sociological Methods & Research 51, no. 4 (November 2022): 1681–1720.
- December 1984
- Teaching Note
Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Teaching Note for (9-482-035), (9-482-036), and (9-482-037). View Details
- 1996
- Working Paper
Independence on Relative Probability Spaces and Consistent Assessments in Game Trees
By: Elon Kohlberg and Philip J. Reny
- August 1997
- Article
Independence on Relative Probability Spaces and Consistent Assessments in Game Trees
By: Elon Kohlberg and Philip J. Reny
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling
Kohlberg, Elon, and Philip J. Reny. "Independence on Relative Probability Spaces and Consistent Assessments in Game Trees." Journal of Economic Theory 75, no. 2 (August 1997): 280 – 313.
- July 3, 2013
- Article
A 4-Step Guide to Assessing and Strengthening Your Institution's Brand
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "A 4-Step Guide to Assessing and Strengthening Your Institution's Brand." Leadership Forum (July 3, 2013).
- 2015
- Working Paper
Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
By: Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
We study entrepreneurship and growth through the lens of U.S. cities. Initial entrepreneurship correlates strongly with urban employment growth, but endogeneity bedevils interpretation. Chinitz (1961) hypothesized that coal mines near cities led to specialization in... View Details
Keywords: Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mines; Industry Clusters; Entrepreneurship; City; Mining; Mining Industry; Pittsburgh
Glaeser, Edward L., Sari Pekkala Kerr, and William R. Kerr. "Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-015, August 2012. (Revised May 2015.)